End-of-course survey respondents strongly recommended the chatbot, but attitudinal outcomes showed no consistent treatment effects and survey participation was differentially selective¶
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q2 i? Among Government students who completed the end-of-course survey, there were no consistent treatment effects on a suite of attitudinal measures, and survey response was differentially selective by demographics; 82 percent of respondents recommended continued use. → Meyer 2026
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Meyer 2026¶
Meyer, Katharine, Lindsay C. Page, Catherine Mata, Eric N. Smith, B. Tyler Walsh, C. Lindsey Fifield, Michelle Tyson, Amy Eremionkhale, Michael Evans, Shelby Frost, and Eye Eoun Jung. (2026). Let's Chat: Leveraging Chatbot Outreach for Improved Course Performance (NBER Working Paper No. 35397). National Bureau of Economic Research. doi:10.3386/w35397. Also released as EdWorkingPaper 22-564, Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://edworkingpapers.com/ai22-564
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End-of-course survey fielded only in Government; only about half of students completed it, with response rates significantly higher for Asian or Hispanic students and lower for Black students, course re-takers, or students with lower high school GPAs. The article reports 82 percent of respondents recommending the chatbot's continued use and expansion.
"Among students who completed the survey, we find no consistent treatment effects on a suite of attitudinal measures (see Appendix C for a full list of measures and Appendix Table C2 for regression results). We note this as a potential area for future research."
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End-of-course survey respondents strongly recommended the chatbot, but attitudinal outcomes showed no consistent treatment effects and survey participation was differentially selective |
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End-of-course survey respondents strongly recommended the chatbot, but attitudinal outcomes showed no consistent treatment effects and survey participation was differentially selective |
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